On March 13, the Dow rose over 15% from 53.84 to 65.10 Long Beach earthquake shakes Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII Average cost of a new home $5,750 Nobel Prize for Peace – Sir Norman Angell (Ralph Lane) Civilian Conservation Corps created Strong winds lead to Dust Bowl Caterina Jarboro becomes the first African American opera singer to perform in the US in Aida American aviator Jimmie Angel becomes the first foreigner to see the Angel Falls in Venezuela Gallon of gas 10 cents FDIC created Nobel Prize for Literature – Ivan Bunin Joe DiMaggio’s 61 game hitting streak ends in July Miracle Whip by Kraft The International Court of Justice in The Hague decides that Greenland belongs to Denmark, condemns Norwegian landings Machine gun demonstrated in Japan 1,000 shots per minute In August, Lou Gehrig plays 1,308 games straight breaking a record Aviator Bill Lancaster attempts speed record from England to the Cape of Good Hope. His body is found in the Sahara Desert in 1962 Opened Dachau as first concentration camp Radio Telescope invented - Karl Jansky In October, Babe Ruth makes his final pitching performance pitching all 9 innings The year MCMXXXIII The first NFL Championship game in American football is played. The Chicago Bears defeat the New York Giants 23-21 Welsh journalist Gareth Jones makes the first report in the West of the Holodomor famine genocide in Ukraine Construction of Golden Gate bridge begins Kit Kat candy bar invented "Machine Gun Kelly" and Albert Bates kidnap Charles Urschel, an Oklahoma oilman, and demand $200,000 ransom Popular song “We’re In The Money” and “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?” Birthday buddies (group 3): Carol Burnett, James Brown, Johnny Unitas, Joan Rivers, Gene Wilder Birthday buddies (group 2): Willie Nelson, Roman Polanski, Quincy Jones, Marty Feldman, Jayne Mansfield Einstein immigrates to US Coit Tower is dedicated to SF firefighters Average price of a movie was 25 cents Nobel Prize for Physics – Erwin Schrödinger and Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac The Nissan Motor Company is organized in Tokyo, Japan Wiley Post first person to fly solo around the world 21st amendment passes, prohibition ends Lone Ranger debuted on radio First baseball All Star Game is played at Comiskey Park as part of the World’s Fair First of fireside chats begin in March Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine – Thomas Hunt Morgan FDR unveils the Civil Works Administration, designed to create jobs for more than 4 million of the unemployed Member of the English cricket team touring New Zealand, batsman Wally Hammond, scores a record 336 runs in a test match Birthday buddies (group 1): Larry King, Joan Collins, Michael Caine, Yoko Ono, Michael Dukakis 20th Amendment is ratified changing the date of Presidential inauguration to Jan. 20 First singing telegram was delivered to Rudy Valle in NY Japan Precision Optical Industry, predecessor Canon is founded in Japan First drive in movie theater in NJ The London Economic Conference is held Editors of the Harvard Lampoon steal the Sacred Cod of Massachusetts from the State House (returned two days later) The first flight over Mount Everest is made by the British Houston- Mount Everest Flight Expedition FM radio The film King Kong premieres in March US officially leaves the gold standard Calvin Coolidge dies Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs Newfoundland returns to Crown colony status, following financial collapse Toll House Cookies invented Worst year of depression, over 25% unemployment The London Passenger Transport Board begins operation First issue of Newsweek First minimum wage law establishes 33 cents/hr Francis Perkins, first women to sit in the Cabinet Labor Secretary The Adélaïde Concerto attributed to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, actually composed by Marius Casadesus Haifa harbor opens in Palestine Édouard Daladier forms a government in France, shortly succeeded by Albert Sarraut and then by Camille Chautemps The United States and the Soviet Union establish formal diplomatic relations US Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wishes of U.S. President Herbert Hoover Smedley Butler becomes involved in a coup attempt led by Gerald MacGuire against the president (FDR) which fails 1933 World’s Fair in Chicago On March 13, the Dow rose over 15% from 53.84 to 65.10 Long Beach earthquake shakes Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII Average cost of a new home $5,750 Nobel Prize for Peace – Sir Norman Angell (Ralph Lane) Civilian Conservation Corps created Strong winds lead to Dust Bowl Caterina Jarboro becomes the first African American opera singer to perform in the US in Aida American aviator Jimmie Angel becomes the first foreigner to see the Angel Falls in Venezuela Gallon of gas 10 cents FDIC created Nobel Prize for Literature – Ivan Bunin Joe DiMaggio’s 61 game hitting streak ends in July Miracle Whip by Kraft The International Court of Justice in The Hague decides that Greenland belongs to Denmark, condemns Norwegian landings Machine gun demonstrated in Japan 1,000 shots per minute In August, Lou Gehrig plays 1,308 games straight breaking a record Aviator Bill Lancaster attempts speed record from England to the Cape of Good Hope. His body is found in the Sahara Desert in 1962 Opened Dachau as first concentration camp Radio Telescope invented - Karl Jansky In October, Babe Ruth makes his final pitching performance pitching all 9 innings The year MCMXXXIII The first NFL Championship game in American football is played. The Chicago Bears defeat the New York Giants 23-21 Welsh journalist Gareth Jones makes the first report in the West of the Holodomor famine genocide in Ukraine Construction of Golden Gate bridge begins Kit Kat candy bar invented "Machine Gun Kelly" and Albert Bates kidnap Charles Urschel, an Oklahoma oilman, and demand $200,000 ransom Popular song “We’re In The Money” and “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?” Birthday buddies (group 3): Carol Burnett, James Brown, Johnny Unitas, Joan Rivers, Gene Wilder Birthday buddies (group 2): Willie Nelson, Roman Polanski, Quincy Jones, Marty Feldman, Jayne Mansfield Einstein immigrates to US Coit Tower is dedicated to SF firefighters Average price of a movie was 25 cents Nobel Prize for Physics – Erwin Schrödinger and Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac The Nissan Motor Company is organized in Tokyo, Japan Wiley Post first person to fly solo around the world 21st amendment passes, prohibition ends Lone Ranger debuted on radio First baseball All Star Game is played at Comiskey Park as part of the World’s Fair First of fireside chats begin in March Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine – Thomas Hunt Morgan FDR unveils the Civil Works Administration, designed to create jobs for more than 4 million of the unemployed Member of the English cricket team touring New Zealand, batsman Wally Hammond, scores a record 336 runs in a test match Birthday buddies (group 1): Larry King, Joan Collins, Michael Caine, Yoko Ono, Michael Dukakis 20th Amendment is ratified changing the date of Presidential inauguration to Jan. 20 First singing telegram was delivered to Rudy Valle in NY Japan Precision Optical Industry, predecessor Canon is founded in Japan First drive in movie theater in NJ The London Economic Conference is held Editors of the Harvard Lampoon steal the Sacred Cod of Massachusetts from the State House (returned two days later) The first flight over Mount Everest is made by the British Houston- Mount Everest Flight Expedition FM radio The film King Kong premieres in March US officially leaves the gold standard Calvin Coolidge dies Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs Newfoundland returns to Crown colony status, following financial collapse Toll House Cookies invented Worst year of depression, over 25% unemployment The London Passenger Transport Board begins operation First issue of Newsweek First minimum wage law establishes 33 cents/hr Francis Perkins, first women to sit in the Cabinet Labor Secretary The Adélaïde Concerto attributed to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, actually composed by Marius Casadesus Haifa harbor opens in Palestine Édouard Daladier forms a government in France, shortly succeeded by Albert Sarraut and then by Camille Chautemps The United States and the Soviet Union establish formal diplomatic relations US Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wishes of U.S. President Herbert Hoover Smedley Butler becomes involved in a coup attempt led by Gerald MacGuire against the president (FDR) which fails 1933 World’s Fair in Chicago
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On March 13, the Dow rose over 15% from 53.84 to 65.10
Long Beach earthquake shakes Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII
Average cost of a new home $5,750
Nobel Prize for Peace – Sir Norman Angell (Ralph Lane)
Civilian Conservation Corps created
Strong winds lead to Dust Bowl
Caterina Jarboro becomes the first African American opera singer to perform in the US in Aida
American aviator Jimmie Angel becomes the first foreigner to see the Angel Falls in Venezuela
Gallon of gas 10 cents
FDIC created
Nobel Prize for Literature – Ivan Bunin
Joe DiMaggio’s 61 game hitting streak ends in July
Miracle Whip by Kraft
The International Court of Justice in The Hague decides that Greenland belongs to Denmark, condemns Norwegian landings
Machine gun demonstrated in Japan 1,000 shots per minute
In August, Lou Gehrig plays 1,308 games straight breaking a record
Aviator Bill Lancaster attempts speed record from England to the Cape of Good Hope. His body is found in the Sahara Desert in 1962
Opened Dachau as first concentration camp
Radio Telescope invented - Karl Jansky
In October, Babe Ruth makes his final pitching performance pitching all 9 innings
The year MCMXXXIII
The first NFL Championship game in American football is played. The Chicago Bears defeat the New York Giants 23-21
Welsh journalist Gareth Jones makes the first report in the West of the Holodomor famine genocide in Ukraine
Construction of Golden Gate bridge begins
Kit Kat candy bar invented
"Machine Gun Kelly" and Albert Bates kidnap Charles Urschel, an Oklahoma oilman, and demand $200,000 ransom
Popular song “We’re In The Money” and “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?”
Birthday buddies (group 3): Carol Burnett, James Brown, Johnny Unitas, Joan Rivers, Gene Wilder
Birthday buddies (group 2): Willie Nelson, Roman Polanski, Quincy Jones, Marty Feldman, Jayne Mansfield
Einstein immigrates to US
Coit Tower is dedicated to SF firefighters
Average price of a movie was 25 cents
Nobel Prize for Physics – Erwin Schrödinger and Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac
The Nissan Motor Company is organized in Tokyo, Japan
Wiley Post first person to fly solo around the world
21st amendment passes, prohibition ends
Lone Ranger debuted on radio
First baseball All Star Game is played at Comiskey Park as part of the World’s Fair
First of fireside chats begin in March
Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine – Thomas Hunt Morgan
FDR unveils the Civil Works Administration, designed to create jobs for more than 4 million of the unemployed
Member of the English cricket team touring New Zealand, batsman Wally Hammond, scores a record 336 runs in a test match
Birthday buddies (group 1): Larry King, Joan Collins, Michael Caine, Yoko Ono, Michael Dukakis
20th Amendment is ratified changing the date of Presidential inauguration to Jan. 20
First singing telegram was delivered to Rudy Valle in NY
Japan Precision Optical Industry, predecessor Canon is founded in Japan
First drive in movie theater in NJ
The London Economic Conference is held
Editors of the Harvard Lampoon steal the Sacred Cod of Massachusetts from the State House (returned two days later)
The first flight over Mount Everest is made by the British Houston-Mount Everest Flight Expedition
FM radio
The film King Kong premieres in March
US officially leaves the gold standard
Calvin Coolidge dies
Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs
Newfoundland returns to Crown colony status, following financial collapse
Toll House Cookies invented
Worst year of depression, over 25% unemployment
The London Passenger Transport Board begins operation
First issue of Newsweek
First minimum wage law establishes 33 cents/hr
Francis Perkins, first women to sit in the Cabinet Labor Secretary
The Adélaïde Concerto attributed to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, actually composed by Marius Casadesus
Haifa harbor opens in Palestine
Édouard Daladier forms a government in France, shortly succeeded by Albert Sarraut and then by Camille Chautemps
The United States and the Soviet Union establish formal diplomatic relations
US Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wishes of U.S. President Herbert Hoover
Smedley Butler becomes involved in a coup attempt led by Gerald MacGuire against the president (FDR) which fails
1933 World’s Fair in Chicago
